SUMMARY:

• Streamlined the recruiting function within the HR department by implementing a process for our hiring managers when requisitions need approval.
• Successful Skill Sets Recruited/Placed: • Software Engineers • Firmware Engineers • Mechanical Engineers • Quality Engineers • Product Engineers • RF Engineers • Design Engineers • Test Engineers • Manufacturing Engineers • Electrical Engineers • iOS Developers • Android • Systems Engineers
• Business development experience includes a hybrid role of both sales and recruiting.
• This entails cold calling, generating business leads through candidates, developing relationships with candidates and clients, and providing professional services and recruiting/placing top talent.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Jose/San Francisco, CA

Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Managed the hiring process and find qualified recruits to fill organizational vacancies.
• Participated in the recruitment process, including by interviewing and negotiating with candidates.
• Participated in meetings related to hiring strategies and training other members of the hiring team.
• Use various sources to find new applicants, such as job - search websites and job fairs.
• Screen. Ascertaining the competence of candidates against a technical job description.
• Interviewed. Meeting candidates in person, telephone, or videoconference etc. to assess their qualifications.
• Following up. Keeping candidates in the loop. Build credibility and keep candidates either coming back and or sending referrals.
• Present. Showing or offering candidate resume to hiring managers to scrutinize or consider.
• Implemented use of Indeed search engine for all position listings and recruiting source.
• Manage all participation for industry career fairs.
• Participate in company events and retention strategies.
• Internet sites and engines utilized in recruiting engineers: Dice, LinkedIn and LinkedIn
• Associations, CareerBuilder, Hot jobs
• Travel to two different offices and work with various managers in different departments to fulfill open requisitions.
• Recruiting 8 Different departments (Project Delivery, Engineer, IT, Technology, HR, Accounting, Software, Corporate)
• Performed work and communication through virtual tools such as teleconferencing when needed.
• Coach Managers and talent team in hiring procedures and interview techniques.
• Maintained a network of contacts to increase talent pool and provide referrals.
• Work with managers to define talent needs, necessary skills, and preferred qualifications.
• Evaluated and choose strategies for identifying and screening candidates and retaining staff.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

HR Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Managed full cycle recruiting process for three different divisions Engineering, IT, and Safety for 5 different cities for our organization ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience.
• Identified software developers to develop C++ in a UNIX environment for deployment in RTOS
• Developed quarter staffing plan in conjunction with Hiring and Business area Managers for attracting and retaining executive staff across all enterprises.
• Sourced and recruited Software Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Network Engineer, Sales, Marking Coordinator.

Technical Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Recruiting Administration: Responsible for full life cycle recruiting of associates and contract level openings (i.e. opening requisitions, posting jobs on ATS and job boards, sourcing, interview coordination, and pipeline reporting)
• Coordinate College events (i.e. creating invoices for booth and fees), buying supplies/ promo items
• Advanced Boolean Searches: Well verse with writing advanced search strings with appropriate syntaxes and key elements for Google, Meta Search Engines, and other job boards
• Recruiting Metrics:
• Created PAR and Offer letters for future candidates.

Confidential San Jose, CA

Senior Full Cycle Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Manage full cycle recruiting process for our organization ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience.
• Innovated ways to build a talent pipeline and recruit in a variety of venues.
• Screen resumes and interview qualified candidates.
• Present benefit packages to candidates and walk the candidate through each benefit.
• Created target lists and source candidates.
• Facilitate interview and hiring discussions with interviewers and hiring managers.
• Maintain data reports and performance metrics on a regular basis.
• Drive offer process - including extending offers, closing candidates, and generating offer letters
• Full-Cycle recruiting for all positions requested by clients to Confidential and program management areas utilizing network contacts, multiple job boards, associations and employee referrals and our internal database.
• Implemented use of Indeed search engine for all position listings and recruiting source.
• Began and managed all participation for industry career fair for San Jose site.
• Internet sites and engines utilized in recruiting engineers: Dice, LinkedIn and LinkedIn associations, CareerBuilder, Hot jobs.
• Filled requisitions on both the business and technology side which include Program Managers, SQA, All Skilled Trait (Electricians, Machinist, Mechanics, Admins, Marketing, Business Development, Finance, Customer Service, Software Engineering, etc.

Confidential Sunnyvale, CA

Affiliate Marketing Manager

Responsibilities:

• Plans and buys interactive & online media including CPM, PPC, CPA, and CPL. Negotiates the best rates for contracts directly with vendors to maximize return on investment. Develops, analyzes, and optimizes online campaigns and placements to generate leads and increase enrollment.